A West Virginia State Trooper is okay after a head-on crash with a wrong way driver on I-79 north of Morgantown. The 87-year-old man was heading north in the southbound lane, and was confused about how to get on the correct side of the interstate. He wasn’t hurt in the crash.
The state Capitol building was evacuated yesterday morning when a fire alarm went off while the House and Senate were in session. There was no smoke or fire, but the building was cleared as a precaution. Charleston fire and Capitol police are investigating.
A man who sexually assaulted an infant will spend the rest of his life in prison. Richard Smith II was sentenced up to 775 in prison for abusing the baby at a South Charleston home in 2015.
A former postal service worker has been sentenced to six-months in jail for selling pot along his mail route. Fifty-five-year-old Michael Morton admitted to using his postal truck to deliver packages of marijuana that came in through the post office.
The state Division of Natural Resources is beginning a project to bring back bobwhite quail back into the Mountain State over a five-year period. The project is being done at the Tomblin Wildlife Management Area in Logan County, and the DNR is working with the Texas Parks and Wildlife agency. Last week, 48 birds were … Read more
Huntington has filled an empty seat on its City Council. At a special meeting Tuesday night the Council appointed Democrat Charles Shaw to the third district seat, which represents the downtown area. Five people were interviewed for that seat that was previously held by council vice-chair Alex Vence, who says he resigned in February.
There are nine new Gordman’s across West Virginia now providing new job opportunities. In Logan, dozens gathered for the grand opening of Gordman’s Tuesday morning. Gordman’s also made a donation to Logan High School for a $1,000.
Kanawha County Schools are beginning to enroll students into preschool for the next year. Students must be 4 years old on or before June 30 of the school year to qualify, according to the school district. Parents can register today in the Nitro/Cross Lanes area at the Cross Lanes YMCA. Online applications for preschool are … Read more
Highway crews blasted a hillside along U.S. 60 in Montgomery this week in an effort to prevent more rockslides. About a year ago a rockslide shut down two lanes on U.S. 60 and the debris remained until now. The state helped fund the cost for the fix.
A bill that would allow Bible classes will not include the Book of Mormon or the Quran. An amendment to include other sacred texts was defeated in the Senate.